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Duchy Originals Organic Ale

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3433.07/5.03.06/5.05%45.1English pint
Commercial Description:
Only available bottled (not bottle conditioned).
This was the first beer brewed for the Duchy Originals organic range. The beer is brewed using a rare breed of organic barley - Plumage Archer - harvested from The Prince’s Home Farm at Highgrove.
Duchy Originals Organic Ale has opted for a traditional, British barley variety Plumage Archer to give the beer a rich depth of flavour.
The organic hops for this delicious beer are also British, First Gold, a new dwarf hop variety grown in Kent and Worcestershire. The beer is brewed to Duchy Originals' recipe.
The Duchy Originals Organic Ale is a ruby-coloured flavour-packed beer which combines the rich caramel flavours of the barley malt with the signature ripe orange nuance of the First Gold hop.
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 GG (1620), NorCal, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Nothing wrong with this beer at all, other than it lacked any real interesting character in aroma or flavor. Just kind of a bland ale, but refreshing. Aroma is light iced tea, a bit of sweetness and some wet paper. Appearance was a very nice clear amber body with a nice 2" off-white head. Head left behind some decent lacing clings. Flavor had a bit of earthyness to it, light caramel and light spice notes. Went down very easy. Very nice mouthfeel.


 TipsyMcStager (916), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Pours cloudy copper with a thin head. Slight malt, light dry finish. Average.


aletales (73), , Oklahoma, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 9, 2009  
Nice amber pour with thick head. Malty aroma with a spicy flavor and solid mouthfeel.


 Papillon (172), Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/515/20
Aug 7, 2009  
500 mL Bottle. Amber body with a small off-white bubbly head that settles to a foamy film and ring around the glass, lacing the sides as it is sipped. Aroma of light malt, crystal malt, and brown sugar with a certain astringency to it; a very faint innuendo of pine. Light malt and a nice strong expression of hops come through in the taste, sweet-spicy peppery aftertaste and a finish of orange and crystal malt. I could drink this all evening in a pub.


 KyotoLefty (1400), Kyoto, Japan
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/512/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Nice copper color. Fruity hop aroma. Thin malt flavor, with a bit of caramel and fruit, yet decent hopping. Good enough but unexciting and too light.


 Cirrhosis (616), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/55/103/511/20
Jul 14, 2009  
"Yeah!!!!!! Another beer to drink but this one special it claims on the back of the bottle “Suitable for vegetarians” I can finally drink a beer now without risk of getting a giant hunk of pork in it. Beer appears to be hazy honey brown with a very tall very thick very long lasting cap on top, the lacing is stupidly thick. Strong aroma I can smell it from across the table, this aroma seems wrong; arm pit, wood, mild toffee, touch of skunky hops. The taste is at least sweet and malty with a bitter finish. Some notable hops, pepper, mild coffee, touch of a metallic finish. Brew goes down smooth and is medium bodied. Good beer nothing special would never purchase again unless I found it on tap maybe."


 MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/102/56/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Started well, as I was impressed with the classy label as well as with the clear and sparkling copper body underneath a frothy, off-white head. Then things took an unfortunate downturn, beginning with what I can only describe as an "odd" nose, I just cannot place what this smelled like. Then it got worse. Mouthfeel was rather sharp and the taste was quite sour, with a finish that was no better. Perhaps this was just a rogue bottle, as I’ve not had any similar experience with a Wychwood. Be that as it may, I found this to be a rather unpleasant beer. Sorry.



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